ORDER :

This Criminal Appeal has been filed seeking to set aside the judgment in S.C.No.298 of 2016, on the file of the Principal Sessions Judge, Salem dated 31.10.2019.

2. The respondent police registered a case against the appellant for the offence punishable under section 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s) and section 323 IPC r/w. section 3(1)(va) of the Schedule Caste/Schedule Tribe (Prevention of the Atrocities Act as amended for the Ordinance 2014. After the investigation, they laid charge sheet before the District Munsif cum Judicial Magistrate, Omalur and the same was taken on file in P.R.C.No.29 of 2014 and after completing the formality, committed the case to the Designated Court(Principal Sessions Judge, Salem) and the learned Sessions Judge after completing formality taken the case on file in S.C.No.298 of 2016 and after framing charges and trial, convicted the appellant as under :

(i) In respect of first charge against the accused he is convicted for for the offence punishable under section 3(1)(r) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act as amended for the Ordinance 2014 and sentenced to undergo Rigorous Imprisonment for three years and shall pay a fin